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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: ASTAC on September 13, 2005, 06:58:00 PM
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So here I am, riding my 1977 Honda CB400F to work this morning...I live down a winding country road, which is a blast to ride on..so anyway I stop at a stop sign, waiting for some traffic on one of the more traveled roads to let up...There it is a hole in the traffic just large enough that if I gun it a little I can get in and up to speed...
I rev the engine.....
Start letting the clutch out...
Take off to make my left turn....
Rear tire loses traction about halfway through..
Bike falls over to the left skidding out of control..
I managed to get off it with only a little scuff on the left knee..And a minor pulled muscle in my inner thigh
Only noticible damage to the bike was a little 1/2 scuff on the crash bar (tiny loop of chrome tubing just large enough to protect the engine case)...
So what tcaused this you may ask?
The oil seal on the left side where the shifter shaft goes into the case had come loose..oil pumped out of the case in mass quantities and onto the chain where it was flug up onto the wheel, and also just blown back towards the rear wheel....Oil soaked tires do not create enough friction to keep control of my 37hp beast.
Anyway, Fixed it and ready to ride again..of course now the wife ack wants me to sell..yeah right
:D
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For those of you without the imagination to picture all this, what you need to do is imagine pee-wee herman falling off his little scooter in the middle of a busy intersection, then blaming it on mister tire being slippery.
That ought to be pretty accurate, plus or minus a few reality percentage points :)
edit - see skuzzy, I TOLD you this BBS is turning me into a retard.
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awww...come on...The CB400F is a full sized motorcycle.
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Glad you are ok A.. Could have ended alot worse. :)
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Darn Shoddy Japanese workmanship!
:D
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Well, found out what is causing oil seals to fail (It's leaking other places now too), there is a hose on to of the valve cover..I assume it for "Positive Crankcase ventilation" or PCV. It was crimped and producing alot of pressure inside the engine.
I had changes the configuration of my airbox/filter system and where the hose connects to the airbox was moved, obviously to a bad plave causing it to crimp. Oh well, problem solved for now I guess.
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(http://www.mcreports.com/Bike-Picsx200/Honda/CB400F.gif)
It's like WWII!!
:aok
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Originally posted by Hawklore
(http://www.mcreports.com/Bike-Picsx200/Honda/CB400F.gif)
It's like WWII!!
:aok
A little..mine is chopped a little to get rid of excess weight and stupid stuff like turn signals. I have a set of cafe style handlebars also.
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Oh, ok ASTAC. 37 hp though... That's the sort of powerful machine you see clowns driving at the circus :)
(j/k)
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Originally posted by Hawklore
(http://www.mcreports.com/Bike-Picsx200/Honda/CB400F.gif)
It's like WWII!!
:aok
wwii wasnt really fought in black and white, its just old films that were like that.
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Originally posted by Furball
wwii wasnt really fought in black and white, its just old films that were like that.
yeah sure :rolleyes:
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you should know neilson, you were old enough to be there :aok
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Originally posted by Furball
wwii wasnt really fought in black and white, its just old films that were like that.
LIAR!
:cry
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Calvin: Dad, how come old photographs are always black and white? Didn't they have color film back then?
Dad: Sure they did. In fact, those old photographs ARE in color. It's just the WORLD was black and white then.
Calvin: Really?
Dad: Yep. The world didn't turn color until sometime in the 1930s, and it was pretty grainy color for a while, too.
Calvin: That's really weird.
Dad: Well, truth is stranger than fiction.
Calvin: But then why are old PAINTINGS in color?! If the world was black and white, wouldn't artists have painted it that way?
Dad: Not necessarily. A lot of great artists were insane.
Calvin: But... but how could they have painted in color anyway? Wouldn't their paints have been shades of gray back then?
Dad: Of course, but they turned colors like everything else in the '30s.
Calvin: So why didn't old black and white photos turn color too?
Dad: Because they were color pictures of black and white, remember?
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Originally posted by ASTAC
A little..mine is chopped a little to get rid of excess weight and stupid stuff like turn signals. I have a set of cafe style handlebars also.
Sounds nice. Pics?
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Originally posted by eagl
Oh, ok ASTAC. 37 hp though... That's the sort of powerful machine you see clowns driving at the circus :)
(j/k)
It really doesn't need much more...remember this was the 70's when this thing was built..37hp wasn't bad for a 4 stroke 408cc motor.
CB400F Specifications
Engine Air
cooled 8-valve transverse four
Bore x Stroke 51 x 50mm
Capacity 408cc
Compression Ratio 9.4:1
Claimed power 37bhp@8500rpm
Gearbox 6-speed
Tires
Front 3.00x18in
Rear 3.50x18in
Brakes
Front 267mm (10.5in) disc
Rear 160mm (6.3in) disc
Suspension
Front Telescopic forks
Rear Twin shocks with adj. pre-load
Wheelbase 1,359mm (53.5in)
Weight 178kg (392lb) wet
Fuel capacity 14 litres (3.1 gallons)
Top Speed (approx) 164kph (102mph)
Standing 1/4 mile 14.6sec/137kph (85mph)
And 14.6 sec 1/4 mile isn't bad considering the size of the motor either...
Sandman,
I'll try to get some pics up soon, right now I have no camera except the one in my phone and the pics from that are not much bigger than an avatar size.
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Yea, I'm just pulling your leg a little. I'd get an economical bike myself except that my my Dad either fell off or got run into while riding every bike he ever owned, so I've decided to not tempt fate and stick with cars.
To compensate for my unwillingness to drive a bike, I drive a trans-am. 305+ hp worth of zoom zoom. Fun even without a mullet :)
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Originally posted by eagl
Yea, I'm just pulling your leg a little. I'd get an economical bike myself except that my my Dad either fell off or got run into while riding every bike he ever owned, so I've decided to not tempt fate and stick with cars.
To compensate for my unwillingness to drive a bike, I drive a trans-am. 305+ hp worth of zoom zoom. Fun even without a mullet :)
When you look at the guages...as the foot presses the pedal, the RPM's go up and the Fuel guage goes down?
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Found my picture hangar password..so here ya go.
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/728_1126903911_bike2.jpg)
and
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/728_1126903878_bike.jpg)
Thats a bumblebee painted on the tank...I did that when I first got it. There was arust hole in the exhaust collector so made a kinda buzzing sound going down the road (This was back in 99 btw) So bucause of the yellow and black color and the noise it made, my friends gave it that nickname.
Next thing is to find a matching front wheel, the spokes are rusty so I painted the wheels and didn't like it, I found a rear wheel from a 78 Hondamatic 400-2cyl...now I just need to find a front.
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I forgot to list what I've done.
Removed the airbox
Moved electronics/electrical modules under the seat,
Drilled the right side engine case,
Removed the Electric Starter,
Chopped the front and rear fenders
Changed from headlight to one off my old Yamaha RD200 (It looks better than the stock one)
Changed taillight to the one off my old 74 Kawasaki S3 (KH400)
Painted the engine with cool wrinkle coat paint.
Removed turn signals.
Installed Clubman Cafe handlebars
Changed to single cable throttle.
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my son gave me a BMW R 75 of 76 vintage... I run around on it doing errands and it is great to take out in the cool of the evening.. My girlfriend likes it because it is so smooth and quiet... you can converse on it while riding... it is only like 50 hp and the top speed is a claimed 110 mph but it will cruise all day at 100 I am told... seems smooth enough at 90 tho.
it is old and faded and people look at it and wonder what it is.. It probly gets more attention than the plastic neon bikes around.
lazs
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people ask me about mine all the time.
"What year is that, it's in great shape"
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Thanx for the pics. Good looking bike.